Environment in Rwanda

1,774 indicators covering environment for Rwanda.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Pesticides (total) — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 15,697.7% 57th
Plywood and LVL — Production 0 m3 2024 129th
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate 285.22 % change on previous year 2024 up 174.6% 5th
Fibreboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 84.4% 33rd
Fibreboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 up 201.5% 34th
Other paper and paperboard — Export value, per capita 0.0001 1000 USD per person 2024 up 90.6% 113th
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per capita 0.0001 t per person 2024 up 175.7% 114th
Newsprint — Import value, per square kilometre 0.0008 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 93.3% 149th
Newsprint — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.0011 t per square kilometre 2023 down 91.6% 145th
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre 2023 down 53.7% 133rd
Wood fuel, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre 0 m3 per square kilometre 2023 82nd
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 100.0% 119th
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 35.1% 37th
Veneer sheets — Import value, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2024 down 187.5% 192nd
Dissolving wood pulp — Import quantity 105 t 2024 up 650.0% 56th
Dissolving wood pulp — Import value 105 1000 USD 2024 up 1,650.0% 62nd
Paper and paperboard — Export value, annual growth rate 70.3 % change on previous year 2024 down 55.2% 21st
Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.3507 m3 per person 2024 down 20.3% 54th
Wood fuel — Production, per capita 0.3507 m3 per person 2024 down 20.3% 59th
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.4288 m3 per person 2024 down 20.3% 66th
Roundwood — Production, per capita 0.4357 m3 per person 2024 down 20.3% 80th
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate 466.83 % change on previous year 2024 up 413.5% 4th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import quantity 48 t 2024 down 69.6% 155th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import value 42 1000 USD 2024 down 66.9% 155th
Roundwood — Export value, per square kilometre 0 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 100.0% 143rd
Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 100.0% 140th
Paper and paperboard — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 17.0% 94th
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 69.4% 88th
Recovered paper — Import quantity 97 t 2024 up 18.3% 146th
Recovered paper — Import value 53 1000 USD 2024 up 253.3% 139th
Annual change in forest area 14,560 hectares 2025 up 0.0% 22nd
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 2.3% 2025 down 22.9% 2nd
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 2.3% 2025 down 22.9% 1st
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 14,560 hectares 2025 up 0.0% 22nd
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity, per capita 0 t per person 2024 99th
Fibreboard — Export quantity 22 m3 2024 up 10.0% 144th
Fibreboard — Export value 12 1000 USD 2024 up 20.0% 141st
Roundwood, coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0069 m3 per person 2024 down 20.3% 80th
Other paper and paperboard — Export value, annual growth rate 78.29 % change on previous year 2024 down 39.3% 17th
Forest land — Area 634.63 1000 ha 2025 up 29.8% 154th
Naturally regenerating forest — Area 237.28 1000 ha 2025 up 38.0% 161st
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land 37.39 % 2025 up 6.4% 224th
Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre 0.0752 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 536,419.0% 66th
Veneer sheets — Import quantity, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2024 down 92.9% 215th
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Export quantity 41 t 2024 down 81.8% 91st
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Export value 522 1000 USD 2024 up 54.9% 76th
Sawnwood, coniferous — Export quantity 0 m3 2024 down 100.0% 168th
Other fibreboard — Import quantity 4 m3 2024 down 97.4% 208th
Other fibreboard — Import value 5 1000 USD 2024 down 94.0% 202nd
Roundwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 42nd
Fibreboard — Import value, per square kilometre 0.1537 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 82.7% 79th
Fibreboard — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.2902 m3 per square kilometre 2023 up 130.9% 82nd
Sawnwood, coniferous — Export value 0 1000 USD 2024 down 100.0% 166th
Planted Forest — Area 397.35 1000 ha 2025 up 25.3% 73rd
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land 62.61 % 2025 down 3.5% 20th
Sawnwood, coniferous — Production 50,000 m3 2024 unchanged 80th
Industrial roundwood — Export value, per square kilometre 0 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 131st
Industrial roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0 m3 per square kilometre 2023 127th
Total fibre furnish — Export value 311 1000 USD 2024 up 1,627.8% 138th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2023 unchanged 143rd